Machines

Probably not. It wouldn't be THAT hard to stick a MM in a Squier and see what it's like.

At least it's something different ! I'd definitely be interested in trying one.

Thanks, however I already got a discount due to it being ex-demo (it is the one on the website and YouTube vids) and to be honest, roasted maple or not - it was still a stupid price without any discount.

I had a Dingwall NG3 5, and now have a Yamaha RBXJM2 / RedSub Coliseum 6 fanned fret. If selling the two 6s I had now would pay for a Dingwall NG3 6, I would have done so :).

Non-parallel strings between nut and machine heads has to be the worst for me:

Depends on price for me and whether you prefer chonky necks (ATK) or a slim one (Ray 4). You'll get a very similar sound.

I had an ATK200, sounded great. Absolutely nailed the Stingray sound but had 2 extra tones in the pocket too with the selector switch (neck solo was particularly good). Agree with the above that it was heavy, but not excessively so. I would possibly have kept it if it wasn't brown.

Will do once I've got some new strings, couple of weeks.

Well i've had two RBX775s and still have the one (defretted and refinished). The feel is very familiar and the neck profile feels the same (extra string aside). It's a bit heavier than the 5 string however I think that's mostly the larger body at play. Totally different sound though, the RBX77x is quite dark sounding, very midscooped with a glassy top end, the JM2 is Stingray territory and the 3 band EQ is much better than the treble only on the 77x (still not sure what the boost switch really does after 16 years). Yeah mine is April 2004 and it looks like they changed to the dark chrome for RBX774/5 too later apx 2006.

Spotted on Facebook Marketplace yesterday at 9AM, in my house by 2PM same day - I do love spontaneous purchases 2004 model in moderate condition, got it for a good price and has cleaned up nicely. Has a couple of drill holes where a rudimentary ramp was fitted, but I'll get round to hiding them eventually. Taking it to rehearsal tonight for a good blast .

To turn it round, I've got a superb guitar distortion sound on my Zoom B3n. Sounds better than the Boss ME50.

I had a USA Stingray 5HH, great bass, just too 'expensive' for what I do. I tried one of these out though in PMT a few weeks ago, soundwise they're great and hit my expectation. But the neck felt a bit unfinished/rough, it needed more sanding or some oil to feel right for me. For the price however it wasn't a bad instrument.

They have a few on ebay as damaged. Looking closely it seems like they've had to scrap a whole batch of them due to poor QC. Hard to tell from your pics what the neck is, I think it'll be maple and should be roasted, but may have been stained instead to cut costs. I'd have the neck off to have a look.

Pics please 😀

5 out of 6 will do.

Err yeah. Alas the only way I can prove the point is a phone recording, which will sound like pants.

I think "nothing like" is a stretch. If I recorded my P and J side by side (with same strings) there is a difference, but it's very similar.

Jazz bass neck pickup is 90% close enough for me.

It's mostly the scale length over fret angle I think, i'm going from a 34" to 36.25".

I have a fanned fret 6, and 2 normal 5 strings (34" and 35" scales). After playing the multiscale for a while and going back to the normal, it feels a lot easier, but didn't feel hard on the former. Going from parallel to fanned after a while feels weird, but the adjustment is pretty quick and improves with familiarity.

I'm a few miles east of Tamworth but let's not be pedantic 😆.

Yeah it must have been a part-ex, which makes me a little sad the original owner most likely got about £250 trade in from GuitarGuitar 😬.

I had to zoom in and turn my screen brightness up, I stand corrected. Not sure of point of 18v preamp you can't change the settings on.

Also just noticed it appears to be passive 😨. Also also, that laqueur line on the neck is ming.

I'm a big Myung fan and like Bongos, but this does nothing for me. Agreed with @Lfalex v1.1 that the fingerboard division doesn't seem to have any real utility. No 4 band EQ ? That's got to be the Bongo's best feature taken away too. Pickup switching seems usable though. I expect these will be about £3k, so it's a no from me.